A cross-country storm could lead to travel havoc for millions of Thanksgiving travelers next week, forecasters said.
"A storm will impact much of the eastern two-thirds of the United States during the busiest travel times ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday," said AccuWeather meteorologist Alex Sosnowski in an online forecast.
Although mainly a rainmaker, some snow is likely along the storm's northern edges, especially in the northern Plains and around the Great Lakes.
Sosnowski said that many disruptions will be caused by the storm, which will be swinging out of the Southwest and sending downpours and perhaps severe thunderstorms across the central, southern and eastern U.S.
The first couple of days in the holiday week will feature a rainstorm in the south-central U.S. According to the National Weather Service, widespread moderate to heavy rainfall, mainly in the form of repeating rounds of thunderstorms, is likely from northeastern Texas to the greater Memphis metro area on Monday, Nov. 24.
